Strategic Enterprise Architect & Innovation Leader

Highmark Health; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health seeks an experienced Chief Architect to shape and drive architecture strategy across domains. You will lead development, adoption of best practices, and collaboration with senior stakeholders to ensure aligned, innovative solutions. You will mentor architects and drive continuous improvement across the organization.

The role requires guiding complex architectural decisions, maintaining documentation, and championing emerging technologies to optimize business capabilities.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in architecture, design, and implementation of complex systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or closely related discipline required.
• Leadership and mentorship of architects; ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and articulation of complex architecture vision and strategy.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align on architectural solutions.
• Evaluate and select technologies; maintain architectural documentation.
• Identify and mitigate risks; promote best practices and organizational standards.
• Provide expert guidance and mentorship to a team of architects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Architecture frameworks & methods

Software development

Emerging technologies

Strategic thinking & influencing

Critical thinking & decision making

Proficiency in IMS, DB2, Oracle, Terad

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT

Master’s degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

IMS, DB2, Oracle, Teradata database stack

Job description

Highmark Health seeks an experienced Chief Architect to shape and drive architecture strategy across domains. You will lead development, adoption of best practices, and collaboration with senior stakeholders to ensure aligned, innovative solutions. You will mentor architects and drive continuous improvement across the organization.

The role requires guiding complex architectural decisions, maintaining documentation, and championing emerging technologies to optimize business capabilities.